Leigh Collins

Legh Collins

Personal information
Full name	Legh Richman Collins
Date of birth	(1901-03-05)5 March 1901
Place of birth	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date of death	4 October 1975(1975-10-04) (aged 74)
Place of death	Birkenhead, England
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1923	Wigan Borough	5	(0)
1923–1924	Nelson	13	(0)
1924–1925	New Brighton	11	(0)
1925–1926	Crewe Alexandra	0	(0)
1926–19xx	Stalybridge Celtic	?	(?)
Total		29	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Legh Richman Collins (5 March 1901 – January quarter 1975) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back. He played in the Football League for Wigan Borough, Nelson and New Brighton.

He married Mary Beatrice McMinn, and had one daughter, Cynthia Audrey, born 15 April 1927.

References

• Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 57. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.